GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

CO AIAIERCIA L.. , • , . (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) t LONDON, July 15. Tho Australian Estates Atortgage Coy. shows a net profit of £103,051, provident fund £5,030, general reserve 020,000, brought forward £12,364. LONDON, July 15. Gold is £4 4s LJ-d.

, EMPIRE PREFERENCE. ACTION DELAYED. f) '/ LONDON, July<ls. -I The Daily Herald’s” political correspondent states'there, is good reason 'or believing that’ the British GoVernneiit intends to delay action in convention with ; thpr abolition of Empire, •references, until the matter has 1 been’ lisciifSsed by, the Dominions at the-fyn-icrial Conference which now only :waits the fixing of sU date' an d Hie ■•enue. • ••' - ‘ /, v ;,r. WELSH. TENOR. DEAD. LONDON, July 13. The death is announced of the Kited Welsh tenor, Air David Davies. THE: “MERRY AY IDO W ? ’' LQNDON, July.lS... Lily Elsie, the, original “Merry, Widow,” has been' granted a divorce nisi in an undefended divorce action against Al'ajor lan Bullough on the grounds of adultery. “ 1 • SAIUGGLING OPIUAI. ~i TOTTTT It.- , RiTA ’ i'LJ SUVA, July is. One of tlie crew of tlie Ville de Verkun, of tlie Alessageries Maritime Line, was fined £75 yesterday for smuggling twenty-six pounds of opium into Fiji, the captain was going to sail without the smuggler, but the crew struck and the ship was held up fer four hours, l lie passengers were dinnerless. The agents guaranteed the money, the prisoner was released and the vessel departed for Nova at 9 p.m.